Sunday, May 31, 2009

Fraunhofer Vokabelliste

This list of essential vocabulary might give you some idea of what I do during the week, or at least teach you something!

der Kittel...................White Lab Coat (awwww yea)
Mahlzeit....................Lunchtime Greeting
pipettieren................to pipette (by far the most important verb)
die Pipettenspitze......Pipette tips
die Platte...................(96 well) plate
das Assay..................test to determine properties of a substance
die Zellen...................Cells
adhärieren auf..........to adhere to
passagieren...............Process of moving cells from one...
das Gefäß..................Container to another, performed in a...
Die Sterilbank...........Sterile work bench with foot-activated(!)...
der Bunsenbrenner....Bunsen burner
der Überstand...........Supernatant (? I just smile and nod)

1 comment:

  1. Hi marki! it's julia, mom, and alice! we've laughed so much reading the entries so far. keep them coming! and we want to hear more about the foot-activated bunsen burner.
    we love you!

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